Washington DC Updates

May 5, 2022

Biden proposes $500 million to address food shortages related to the Ukraine crisis On April 28, the Biden Administration sent Congress a $33 billion supplemental spending request to address the ongoing Russian conflict in Ukraine. …

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Reconciliation infrastructure update

November 4, 2021

The preliminary text of the Build Back Better Act, known as the reconciliation framework, was released on October 28. The $1.75 trillion package includes billions of dollars in climate resilience efforts and climate-smart agricultural practices. …

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Egg producers positioned for Climate-Smart Agriculture

November 4, 2021

USDA sought comments recently about how it should conduct its “Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Partnership Initiative.” In announcing the request for comments, Secretary Vilsack said that the initiative “will support pilots that create new market …

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